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Patented May 8, 1883.

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM R. PATTERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE PATENT OEEICE.

WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, OE SAME PLACE.

SPLICE FOR TELEGRAPH-CABLES.

' SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 277,335, dated May 8, 1883.

Application tiled November 13, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. PATTER- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county otCook and State ot'.

in gof considerable leu gth placed about the pipe of the cable and extending'in either direction from the joint, in combination with au insulating substance, as hereinafter described and claimed. The extreme end of the covering should be of lead. The central portion ofthe covering is a T-shaped piece, and is adapted to receive the sleeves and cap ot' the covering. The inner sections of the sleeves should be of harder metal than lead. I prefer brass. The brass and lead sections of the different sleeves are convenientlyjoiued by ordinary wipe-joints. After the sleeves are screwed into the T-piece, which is preferably an iron casting, the eX- treme ends of the sleeves are united with the lead pipe of the cable by ordinary. wipe-joints. The metallic covering thus formed is then filled with melted paraffine or other insulating substance, which becomes solid, like paraftine, when allowed to cool.l The joints of thewires are thus protected from moisture and external injury by the metallic coveringtilled with parafiine or other wax.

Figures l and 2 are illustrative of my iuvention.

c is the cab1e,consistin g of a flexible metallic pipe containing` a core ot' insulated conductors b b. The wires of' the conductors are covered with a fibrous material, and the inter stices among the conductors, and between them and the lead pipe, are illed with paraftine or other insulating material in any of the wellkuowu ways. In order to form aperfect splice, the corresponding wires of the two pieces of cable must be united, and the different joints of the wires must be insulated and fully protected.

The metallic covering consists of the T- shaped piece, the cap d, and the sleeves e and f. The outer ends ofthe sleevesy should be ot' lead, while t-he parts h li should be of harder metal, preferably brass. c must be of hard metal, like brass oriron, and the cap d may be of iron.

In order to unitetwo pieces ot' cable, I iirst cut away the lead pipe, so that the wires may project a shortdistance. I then slip the sleeves ef over the two ends ot the cable and screw the said sleeves into the T-piece, as shown, bringing the projecting ends of the wires through the outlet `ot' the T-piece. The bare ends of the wires are then twisted together, and the joints thus formed covered with glass tubes, as shown in PatentNo.233,162,granted me October 12, 1880. I then wipe joints t' k. These joints must be far enough from theends of the cable' so'that the paraftine whichy is melted by the heat may not run out, so as to come into contact with the solder. I make the sleeves, therefore, of considerable length, as shown. The outer ends ofthe sleevesare first compressed about the iead pipe of the cable, and the joints are then wiped iu the usual manner. After the cap d is inserted I remove the screw-plug c', and then turn or force inmelted parailineorother meltedinsulatingsubstance.

If the parafne is quite'hot, it is not necessary to use pressure. I prefer, however, to attach aforce-pump to the opening in the cap and put on enough pressure to test the joints t' 7c of the splice.

The joints l m ot' the sleeves are made in the shop, and hence may be relied on. The screw-join ts may be made perfect, if the threads are cut with care. The joints 't' 7c, however, must be made in the trench, and are therefore less reliable. The parafue, however,between the pipe ofthe cable and sleeves keeps out all moisture though joints ik should be somewhat imperfect. The sleeves ofthe splice of an inch and a quartercable should be abouteighteen inches each in length. For smaller cables, where less heatis requiredin makiig the, joints, the sleeves may be shorter. to allow the joints to be wiped without danger of mixing the melted paraftine with the solder is all that is required.

Having thus described my invention, what The T-sliaped piecel Sueient length l IOO I claim as new and original, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the joints of the wires and the lead pipe of a telegraph-cable, of a metallic covering, the outer ends of which are adapted tobe compressed aboutand joined to the pipe, the portions h being ot' harder nietal, like brass, and adapted to screw into the central piece, and a filling ot' paraflineor other insulating substance which solidies when cool, whereby the space between the pipe and the covering` is filled and the joints protected, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination ot' two metallic sleeves united to the lead pipe of a telegraph-cable, a T-pieee joining` said sleeves, a cap connected to the outlet ot' said T, the joints ot' the conductors, and a filling ot' insulating substance, substantially as and for the purpose set fort-h.

3. The combination, with the joints. of the 'conductors of a telegraph cable, of a T, through which the said conductor-joints project, a cover adapted to screw into said outlet, over said comluctor-joints, and two sleeves,

each of which is at one end adapted to screw into said T, and at the other end adapted to be soldered to the metallic pipe of the cable, said sleeves bein g extended for a considerable distance over said pipe, whereby the insulator melted in said pipe by the soldering process is prevented from ruiming out at the ends of said pipe, substantially as specified.

4. A splice for lead pipe telegraph'eables, consisting of two metallic sleeves joined by a T, said sleeves being extended over and joined to the lead pipe ot' the sections of the cable to bejoined, in combination with the joints of the electrical conductors, said conductors be- -ing extended through the outlet of the said T, and covered by a cap connected to the outlet of said T, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my naine this 9th day of October, A. D. 1882.

WILLIAM lt. PATTERSON.

Witnesses:

l?. A. S'rALEY, GEORGE P. BARTON. 

